“It’s really beautiful,” Derrick said with amazement in his eyes. “I’ve never seen this kind of flower.”

Estelle smiled and explained, “Malus Halliana Koehne is common in the central region of our country but rare in Hadale. Hadale is a coastal city. Its tropical rainy climate is not suitable for this kind of flower.”

“This kind of flower should be important to you, or you wouldn’t have designed such a brooch as a wedding gift for yourself.”

“Yes, it’s very important,” Estelle replied with a nod. “My husband and I had our wedding under a very large Malus Halliana Koehne tree. When the pinky-white petals fell, it was such a...